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Mighty No. 9 review thread
- Thread starter Enter the Dragon Punch
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Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
i don't think hype was the issue with mn9
Apoleptica
Banned
4 million dollars, where did the money go.
Inafune could have "rented out"cd project red for that much and paid them to make something 50x better. For $4 million I think they would have done it.
Inafune could have "rented out"cd project red for that much and paid them to make something 50x better. For $4 million I think they would have done it.
No. As a game who's played a lot of MN9, I can tell you this game is shit regardless. This has NOTHING to do with hype. It has been a constant disappointment for 1 1/2 years now and the hype train derailed years ago.
I disagree. Inafune doing all this excess shit instead of making the game first off is a result of him trying to make a franchise before it got off the ground. Fans got increasingly irritated and tired of it. When the Red Ash Kickstarter happened, that was the boiling point. The game wasn't out yet, he's asking for more money, and to make matters worse, when the kickstarter ended the game got delayed again. That's terrible PR. The fact that the game looks like and plays like shit is just the cherry on top of the increasingly obvious outcome because of the bad PR. The game's mediocre, fine. But everything else compounds it into a gigantic shit-pile that Inafune is responsible for.
Holundrian
Unconfirmed Member
The Call D design did cost a lot of money.
(Making up reasons for where the money went is more fun than playing the MN9 demo.)
I actually kept all of my Kickstarter emails. The update where they announce the Unreal demonstration (seven days work), shown in the below .gif:
Link to the video on Youtube
well...I'll show you rather than tell you.
And I quote:
"Whattaya think? Someday we will look back on this and laugh at how primitive it looks, but for now, for only one week of test work, it's pretty darn cool, don't ya think?"
I'm looking back on this, but I'm definitely not laughing. Well, I might be, but not for the reason they might have thought...
Gold.
On the bright side it could have been worse. I mean the speedrun has potential to be somewhat interesting with the dash, there's dual audio, it's better than X7, and the MN2 boss voice acting is how to say it ? memorable ? pew pew pew !
Now I'm going to play some X2 to forget all about this.
Now I'm going to play some X2 to forget all about this.
I think some gaffer put $10k in for the Jacket
I really wonder if the documentary will be transparent about the trouble they've faced or if it'll be a fluff piece that ends with them patting themselves on the back saying "well done!"
It's a bummer that such great character design and concept art translated into such a visually bland mess. The documentary episode was filmed in 2014 and the game looks pretty much the same.
It's a bummer that such great character design and concept art translated into such a visually bland mess. The documentary episode was filmed in 2014 and the game looks pretty much the same.
I don't know a single backer who is anything but outraged. Wait, I know one guy and he refuses to play the demo..and also defends Perfect Dark Zero so..ya know.
newtypepilot
Member
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
INAFUNE REDEEMED
IGN Sweden AND Italy GAVE IT 8.0
GOTY
IGN Sweden AND Italy GAVE IT 8.0
GOTY
Aarglefarg
Member
IIRC, the gaffer backed out of that with a long time to go.
I actually kept all of my Kickstarter emails. The update where they announce the Unreal demonstration (seven days work), shown in the below .gif:
Link to the video on Youtube
well...I'll show you rather than tell you.
And I quote:
"Whattaya think? Someday we will look back on this and laugh at how primitive it looks, but for now, for only one week of test work, it's pretty darn cool, don't ya think?
I'm looking back on this, but I'm definitely not laughing. Well, I might be, but not for the reason they might have thought...
Holy shit this is brutal, I'm so sorry backers
You deserve better than this, Mega Man fans have been screwed for years.zxcv11223300xi
Neo Member
I actually kept all of my Kickstarter emails. The update where they announce the Unreal demonstration (seven days work), shown in the below .gif:
Link to the video on Youtube
well...I'll show you rather than tell you.
And I quote:
"Whattaya think? Someday we will look back on this and laugh at how primitive it looks, but for now, for only one week of test work, it's pretty darn cool, don't ya think?
I'm looking back on this, but I'm definitely not laughing. Well, I might be, but not for the reason they might have thought...
This made me sad.
I put enough for a physical copy. I'm happy just to get the game, lol. Even if it turns out mediocre like this game.
Visualante2
Member
Blue Bomba
Altered Juice
Member
I wonder what was the highest $$$ that anyone thrown for this shit.
You gave keiji your money...and in the end he spat in your face...smh
You gave keiji your money...and in the end he spat in your face...smh
thomasmahler
Member
I don't understand how one can fuck this up.
The MegaMan formula is a fairly simple and satisfying one and it's already been copied very well with Shovel Knight. Yes, Design is hard, but if you already have been the producer of 20 or so games in that exact same style, you'd think you'd have it down by now...
That early Unreal demo is also mind-boggling to me. At which point did they look at this and go "Nah, fuck it, we'll make it look like an early PS2 game instead!"? Was it because they wanted it to work on handhelds? Then there are smarter ways to bake it all down and get a similar look, instead of making it look the way it looks.
This is beyond mind-boggling to me.
The MegaMan formula is a fairly simple and satisfying one and it's already been copied very well with Shovel Knight. Yes, Design is hard, but if you already have been the producer of 20 or so games in that exact same style, you'd think you'd have it down by now...
That early Unreal demo is also mind-boggling to me. At which point did they look at this and go "Nah, fuck it, we'll make it look like an early PS2 game instead!"? Was it because they wanted it to work on handhelds? Then there are smarter ways to bake it all down and get a similar look, instead of making it look the way it looks.
This is beyond mind-boggling to me.
PapaJustify
Member
Backing a mediocre game you might get some fun out of is still better than backing a game that never makes it to completion
AND
$4 million are no guarantee or measurement for a game's quality. There have been better games with smaller budget and worse games with a bigger one...
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$4 million are no guarantee or measurement for a game's quality. There have been better games with smaller budget and worse games with a bigger one...
Monado Blade
Member
As a $60 backer, all I want is my Steam code. Where is it Inafune
Aarglefarg
Member
Trite-y No. 9?
VendettaRed07
Member
I had a bad feeling the moment I saw the dash, a huge departure from Mega Man.
Altered Juice
Member
GODDAMN!
breakfuss
Member
Do you have a point you're attempting to make?
And it's actually a good game.
What hype?
killatopak
Gold Member
Inafune's career is over.
Jonneh3003
Banned
I think its a little early to call it a fuck up, the game is most likely held back visually from being on every platform out there but the gameplay has yet to be judged. Sure we have these reviews but this feels like the kind of game that only a select community can really appreciate. If by next week there aren't more than a couple of fans on GAF it will be fair to call it a fuck up.
IdreamofHIME
Member
Now the hyperbole is running loose. I'd say CDs lengthy CGI launch trailer for Witcher 3 probably came close to M9s entire production budget.
Dirt bags like this always manage to claw their way back, just look at Peter Molyneux.
Game seems to have framerate problems on every platform, too. Well, at least on PS4, XBO and Wii U from what I've been told/read.
Flying Toaster
Member
I am really truly fascinated by this games entire history. The amount of hype for this game was absolutely at critical level. I am curious to see an end of month synopsis of how the die hard fans actually feel about the game.
Sorcerer Supreme
Member
truly the blunder of the century
Augemitbutter
Member
glad i didn't fall for the mindless hype. the KS hype was disgusting back then with lots of fanboyism.
hopefully bloodstained is the real deal. that's where my bet was placed.
hopefully bloodstained is the real deal. that's where my bet was placed.